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Originally Posted by bradzdotcom
"Isn't somebody going to mention the Leatt-Brace neck gizmo that was all the lemming-rage last year, from South Africa with a Nevada liability-avoidance corporate registration and some other corporate aspects that seemed to me to have a bad smell. Might be good but I'd like to see some test results if anybody can point to them."
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neck injuries are down this year across the board, in both amateur and pro mx racing. i doubt it's a fluke.
if you want a bad smell, liability potential and just plain poor design, go back and search this board for the highly dangerous throttle cruise control someone built and showed off. he went by the name "ben".
do you know him "peter parts"?
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That would be impressive evidence for the Leatt-Brace if the stat is true, if it could be related to use of the brace, and if somebody has repealed the law of Conservation of Risk ("people with ABS drive faster"). BTW - what is an "SFI-38.1"?
I would be as happy as everyone to see the design vindicated but I like to see evidence. Legit safety appliance companies figure collecting evidence before flogging goods is the right sequence - and certainly by now. Or modifying the product to reduce broken collar bones.
Brad might be right: possibly the evidence for the expensive Leatt-Brace is no better than the evidence for the 28-cent throttle counter-force spring. What a thought! Of course, they have very different failure modes and different consequences.
Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in the 28-cent spring from your neighborhood hardware store or in Leatt. Since some S riders own Leatt stock shares or are otherwise benefited in business, it would be nice to see a dislaimer (or a "claimer") from everybody who posts about Leatt.
Sorry for the thread hi-jack. But then the throttle counter-force spring is another great idea for an all-day trip. Not as sure the Leatt-Brace would be net beneficial.